SGT GAETAN POWER, CD, POSTAL CLERK 00167-01
1. AFTER 21 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CAF, SGT POWER DECIDED TO GET OFF THE BUS FOR THE FINAL TIME AND WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 30 MAY 2022.
2. IN SEP OF 2000, 20 YEAR OLD GAETAN ENROLLED IN THE CAF AT THE RECRUITING CENTRE IN BATHURST AS A CREWMEN. A MONTH LATER, HE WAS LEAVING HIS HOMETOWN WITH A BACKPACK FOR CFLRS ST JEAN.
3. IN DEC 2000, AFTER TEN WEEKS OF BASIC TRAINING GAETAN HEADED OFF TO CISQFT IN VALCATIER TO COMPLETE HIS QL3 CREWMEN. AFTER COMPLETION, GAETAN WAS THEN POSTED TO THE 12 RBC FROM APR 2001 – JUL 2003.
4. IN JUL 2003 HE WAS POSTED TO GAGETOWN AT THE ARMORED SCHOOL UNTIL 2006 WHEN DECIDED TO HANG HIS BLACK BERRET AND OT INTO POSTAL CLERK. AFTER HIS QL3 TRAINING HE WAS SENT TO CFPU TRENTON FROM 2006 – 2010. DURING THAT PERIOD HE DEPLOYED IN AFGHANISTAN (2007) AND HAITI (2010)
5. SOON AFTER HIS RETURN HE WAS SENT BACK TO VALCARTIER BUT THIS TIME TO 5 SVCS BN AND WORK AT THE BPM 202. IN 2012 GAETAN DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN A SECOND TIME.
6. IN 2016 GAETAN WAS PROMOTED TO HIS CURRENT RANK AND WAS POSTED TO OTTAWA AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT ITS CRAZY COMMUTE WASN’T WHAT HE HOPED FOR. AFTER RELOCATING THE MPO 303 FROM ALTA VISTA TO THE CARLING CAMPUS, GAETAN WAS SENT TO GEILENKIRCHEN GERMANY (2017) TO TAKE OVER THE FAMOUS CFPO 5053.
7. IN 2020 GAETAN RETURNED TO GAGETOWN AS THE MPO 102 POSTMASTER AND DECIDED THAT NB WAS HIS HOME AND WHERE HE WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF HIS COMBAT BOOTS AND HANG HIS BERRET FOR THE FINAL TIME.
8. GAETAN’S FOUNDEST MEMORIES ARE HIS DEPLOYEMNTS AND HIS OUTCAN POSTING WHERE HE AND HIS WIFE MELISSA WILL HAVE FOREVER LASTING MEMORIES OF TRAVELING TROUGH EUROPE TOGHETER. AS HE WOULD OFTEN DESCRIBED IT: BEST POSTING, WORST JOB.
9. GAETAN HAS MET MANY GREAT PEOPLE AND MADE MANY OUTSTANDING, LIFELONG FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY AND WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE GOOD TIME AND THE LAUGHTER.
10. THERE WILL BE A DEPART WITH DIGNITY FUNCTION AT 1600 Hrs ON 30 MAY 2022 AT THE SNOOTY FOX TAVERN IN FREDERICTON NB. RSVP TO CPL RIDEOUT AT (506) 422-2000 EXT 4217 OR BY EMAIL, NLT 13 MAY. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, ANECDOTES, AND BEST WISHES CAN BE SENT TO CPL RIDEOUT AT TROY.RIDEOUT (AT) FORCES.GC.CA.
1. APRES 21 ANNEES DE SERVICES LOYAUX ET DEVOUES AUX FAC, LE SGT POWER A DECIDE DE QUITTER LE NAVIRE UNE DERNIERE FOIS ET PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FAC LE 30 MAI 2022.
2. EN SEPTEMBRE 2000, A L AGE DE 20 ANS, GAETAN S EST ENROLE DANS LES FAC AU CENTRE DE RECRUTEMENT DE BATHURST EN TANT QU HOMME D EQUIPAGE. UN MOIS PLUS TARD, IL A QUITTE SA VILLE D ORIGINE AVEC UN SAC A DOS EN DIRECTION DE L ELRFC ST JEAN.
3. EN DECEMBRE 2020, APRES DIX SEMAINES D INSTRUCTION DE BASE, GAETAN EST PARTI POUR LE CISQFT A VALCARTIER AFIN D OBTENIR SON NQ3 D HOMME D EQUIPAGE. APRES AVOIR OBTENU CELUI-CI, IL A ENSUITE ETE AFFECTE AU 12 RBC, D AVRIL 2001 A JUILLET 2003.
4. EN JUILLET 2003, IL A ETE AFFECTE A L ECOLE DE L ARME BLINDEE A GAGETOWN JUSQU EN 2006, LORSQU IL A DECIDE D ACCROCHER SON BERRET NOIR ET D ETRE RECLASSE EN TANT QUE COMMIS DES POSTES. APRES SA FORMATION EN VUE DU NQ3, IL A ETE ENVOYE A L USPFC TRENTON DE 2006 A 2010. PENDANT CETTE PERIODE, IL A PARTICIPE AUX DEPLOIEMENTS EN AFGHANISTAN (2007) ET EN HAITI (2010)
5. PEU APRES SON RETOUR, IL EST RETOURNE A VALCARTIER, MAIS CETTE FOIS AU 5 BON SVC POUR TRAVAILLER AU BPM 202. EN 2012, IL A ETE ENVOYE EN MISSION EN AGHANISTAN UNE DEUXIEME FOIS.
6. EN 2016, IL A ETE PROMU A SON GRADE ACTUEL ET A ETE AFFECTE A OTTAWA, OU IL A RAPIDEMENT REALISE QUE LES DEPLACEMENTS FOUS NE CORRESPONDAIENT PAS A SES ATTENTES. APRES LA REINSTALLATION DU BPM 303 D ALTA VISTA AU COMPLEXE CARLING, LE SGT POWER A ETE ENVOYE A GEILENKIRCHEN, EN ALLEMAGNE (2017), POUR PRENDRE EN CHARGE LE CELEBRE BPFC 5053.
7. EN 2020, IL EST RETOURNE A GAGETOWN EN TANT QUE MAITRE DE POSTE DU BPM 102, A DECIDE QU IL ETAIT CHEZ LUI AU N.-B. ET QU IL Y ENLEVERAIT SES BOTTES DE COMBAT ET SON BERET POUR LA DERNIERE FOIS.
8. PARMI SES MEILLEURS SOUVENIRS, IL MENTIONNE SES DEPLOIEMENTS ET SON AFFECTATION A L ETRANGER PENDANT LAQUELLE LUI ET SA FEMME MELISSA ONT ACCUMULE DES SOUVENIRS INOUBLIABLES DE LEURS VOYAGES EN EUROPE ENSEMBLE. IL DISAIT SOUVENT : MEILLEURE AFFECTATION, PIRE TRAVAIL.
9. LE SGT POWER A RENCONTRE DE NOMBREUSES PERSONNES EXTRAORDINAIRES ET S EST FAIT BEAUCOUP D AMIS REMARQUABLES POUR LA VIE. IL SE SOUVIENDRA TOUJOURS DES BONS MOMENTS ET DES RIRES.
10. UNE CEREMONIE DE DEPART DANS LA DIGNITE AURA LIEU A 16 H, LE 30 MAI 2022, AU SNOOTY FOX TAVERN A FREDERICTON, AU N.-B. VEUILLEZ CONFIRMER VOTRE PRESENCE AU CPL RIDEOUT PAR TELEPHONE, AU 506-422-2000, POSTE 4217, OU PAR COURRIEL, APTL 13 MAI. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, LES ANECDOTES ET LES VOEUX PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES AU CPL RIDEOUT A TROY.RIDEOUT (AT) FORCES.GC.CA.